New Gods of North America.

Chapter 543 Hunting
In order to make the "welcome party" as a model have a better effect, Wayne deliberately created an atmosphere of "not being too strict with the rules" last night.

This way, the agents can perform freely, and new members can truly "relax" and "adapt" as quickly as possible.

But then again...

After all, everyone is still in Richmond, and it is still unknown whether the local agent organization will regard the detective agency as an "enemy".
There is nothing wrong with "relaxing", but if you relax too much, it will seem that you are not vigilant enough.

So the next morning, Wayne checked the security of the restaurant and asked Sanders to hang Liam up again.

The beams in the restaurant lobby are more useful than those in the previous temporary base. After a person is hung up, he can swing up and down or left and right without touching the wall.
Liam looked at a group of people eating breakfast around a long table, and cried in mid-air, "Boss, I think I'm sober now..."

Wayne said without even turning his head: "No rush. We don't have enough ingredients left over from last night, and we're still cooking what we just bought. I've already told Parker that he'll let you go once he finishes the 'second batch'."

"I wasn't the only one who was drunk last night. Willy and the others are still sleeping... I guessed that you, boss, might do an inspection this morning, and I specifically reminded the newcomers last night..." Liam was still complaining.

At this moment, the "new members" at the long table secretly glanced at Liam, and they all seemed to be a little scared of "escaping a disaster".

In fact, there were also some new members who couldn't get up this morning. Fortunately, some of them remembered Liam's reminder and woke up their companions in advance.

Wayne patiently explained, "Last night was a celebration banquet and a welcome party. It's understandable that everyone relaxed a little. New members are temporarily exempted before the training is completed. Old members who have been on duty until midnight and those who were not in good condition this morning can also take turns or rest. But you said you were fine, but you fell asleep at the surveillance post at the back door. Don't you deserve to be hung up?"

Liam swayed back and forth like a lobster tied up at the waist, with a flattering smile on his face, "Boss, you said before that I could go to the office, so I wanted to be more proactive..."

"That's not what you call 'being proactive'."

Wayne pointed at the seat next to him and said, "Look, Ryan knows how to stay in shape. He's still awake. I asked you to learn from him, and this is all you learned? It's not that the head of the office can't take a break, but safety must be put first. He must ensure that the agents 'on duty' are in good shape, rather than forcing themselves to do so."

Liam’s head shot up, “Can I still be the head of an office?!”

"It's temporary. At least they have to pass a three-month probation period before they can be confirmed. And I'm already planning to reconsider the candidate."

"No, boss. Didn't I look very alert this morning? I noticed Peter as soon as he crawled over. I will be more careful next time."

This is actually one of the reasons why Wayne would consider Liam. He has a smooth personality and a good sense of danger.

Although his level of "head-on confrontation" in the arena is not top-notch, he is the type who can fight a second game right after the first one, and will subconsciously "save some strength" for himself. He is more suitable to be the head of an office than the "try your best and fall when you win" type of offensive player.

At least from the perspective of style, it is relatively unlikely to be mistaken for "the mantis stalks the cicada while the oriole is behind".

After breakfast, there were six new members who joined last night during the probation period. Each partner brought two of them, a mix of old and new. Then Wayne and Inessa went out one after another.
Lina still stayed to look after the house and also acted as a "supervisor". The original haunted house style of the bar, which relied entirely on candlelight, needed to be renovated and replaced with a window style with bright exterior walls.

In addition to continuing to confirm the current situation in Richmond separately, the detective agency is now investigating the case of the reporter who was targeted.

Inessa took the orthodox investigation route, but Wayne did the opposite - since they wanted to confirm the accuracy of the list given by Reverend Tyrell, then "tracing back according to the answers" was actually a way.

There are names and addresses. It is difficult to trace the dead "victims" and "murderers", but the "real murderer behind the scenes" is still alive, so we can listen to his explanation.
By then, Inissa will have clues and Wayne will have confessions. When the two are compared, the controversial points will probably emerge soon.

……

Sanders drove the carriage faster and faster, heading towards the "slums" on the other side of the dock.

In the carriage, sitting opposite Wayne were "Softening" and "Swelling", and both of them looked a little nervous at the moment.

The real name of "Softening" is Wagsenna, and his ability is "liquidation under the skin". The real name of "Expansion" is Pecancano, and his ability is to expand some organic matter into a "honeycomb" or "sponge" shape.
Both names are transliterated from the Aboriginal language, and "softening" also comes from the Aboriginal community last time. However, according to their own statement, they and the "captured leader" are not strictly speaking from the same tribe or clan, but belong to the same "tribal alliance". And it should be said that if we only talk about "appearance", they are not "Aboriginal" at first glance, and the difference is only seen when you look closely.
Their skin color is also closer to that of white-skinned immigrants who have "received more sun exposure", so they can at least pretend to be descendants of immigrants from certain areas of the Old World.

I don’t know if it’s “survival of the fittest” or “bloodline mixing”… It’s a personal question, and it feels a bit awkward to ask.

impolite.

You can't let people say that they are "串", what if it is really natural evolution?

——“White-skinned immigrants” are not all very white. In fact, their skin colors range from “pale white” to “light brown”. Otherwise, Snow White would not have become characterized by her “skin as white as snow”.

It can't be that the goods she sells are the purest.

But no matter what, judging from the name alone, the "softened" and "expanded" children should have received aboriginal education when they were young. Although they have entered the "civilized society" now, they still think of themselves as aboriginals in their bones.
Wayne picked them out specifically to see if he could find a breakthrough.

So he thought about it, and then he spoke: "I'm curious, what do you think about the relationship between white immigrants and indigenous people?"

"Slavery and domestication..."

Just as the words of "softening" were beginning, "expansion" interrupted them forcefully.
The explanation given by "expansion" is more in line with the self-perception of "civilized society": "It's probably just like immigrants living in different communities based on their hometowns. Everyone wants to be part of American society..."

Wayne didn't want to hear such nonsense, so he rolled his eyes and asked, "Do you know that in America today, white immigrants can legally hunt indigenous people?"

In fact, the bounty offered by the Americans to the indigenous peoples was a form of "cultural hunting".
It has a bit of the flavor of "keeping the hair but losing the head".

If a person's appearance, language, behavior, clothing, and etiquette are no different from those of other people in a "civilized society" and are accepted by the local society,

Then, without further investigation, that person will be regarded as a member of civilized society and no longer someone that an ordinary person can casually attack.

The Fisk siblings had said that even dark-skinned slaves could become slave owners in the South—you see, even the real big slave owners recognized them.

But on the other hand, if a white-skinned descendant of immigrants grew up in an indigenous tribe, wore their clothes, followed their traditions, only spoke the indigenous language, and resolutely fought for them,

The scalp might also be cut off - after all, even the hairstyle is obviously different, and the face might be "colorful", so no one would probably take a close look at the body.

"Softening" and "expansion" were instantly choked by Wayne's soul problem. "Softening" seemed to be "accepting reality but not convinced", while "expansion" was already "spitting in the face, helpless and without heart".

Just as the two of them lowered their heads slightly, hesitating to speak, probably preparing to say "I know", Wayne asked his second question:
"If you were given a chance to legally 'hunt' some white immigrants - in fact, they might be the ones who enslaved you - would you be interested?"

The two of them straightened their backs instantly, their eyes widened, and they didn't know what "expansion" was associated with. Now they were swallowing their saliva in fear.

The "softened" fist gradually clenched in hesitation, and looked straight over, "If the crime will only fall on me in the end, and will not implicate my clan members and family, then I can do it."

Wayne rolled his eyes at him. "What are you thinking? Our detective agency has always only done things that are in line with the law. How can we be charged with a crime for fighting crime?"

It seems that I was right. If a person has light in his eyes and hatred in his heart, then the only thing missing is a "sword in his hand".

If you want to secretly break into the local spy organization, it will be difficult without an acquaintance to lead the way.

Alas, the corrupt officials have to be cunning, and the honest officials have to be even more cunning, otherwise how can we deal with those bad guys?
I am also afraid of being assassinated or framed...

(End of this chapter)